MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F021.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.48,-86.90 Latitude: 37.48 Longitude: -86.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 4 SFC 984 141 18.7 18.4 98 0.3 18.5 203 12 293.2 295.6 292.3 332.0 13.65 2 950 444 17.1 17.1 100 -0.0 17.1 196 26 294.5 296.8 292.2 331.7 13.01 3 900 905 15.0 15.0 100 -0.0 15.0 197 41 297.0 299.1 292.2 331.7 12.02 4 850 1388 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 204 55 299.8 301.8 292.4 332.4 11.14 5 800 1897 10.8 10.8 100 -0.0 10.7 210 63 302.6 304.5 292.5 332.9 10.20 6 750 2434 8.4 8.4 100 0.0 8.4 213 65 305.7 307.4 292.7 333.6 9.27 7 700 3002 5.1 5.1 100 0.0 5.1 216 60 308.1 309.6 292.3 332.2 7.89 8 650 3605 2.1 2.1 100 0.0 2.1 219 54 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.5 6.85 9 600 4248 -1.3 -1.3 100 0.0 -1.3 222 49 314.6 315.7 292.5 332.9 5.79 10 550 4938 -4.3 -4.4 100 0.0 -4.4 230 49 318.9 319.9 293.1 335.2 5.04 11 500 5683 -9.7 -9.7 100 0.0 -9.7 235 50 321.2 322.0 292.6 333.3 3.67 12 450 6487 -15.4 -15.4 100 0.0 -15.4 230 46 323.9 324.4 292.4 332.6 2.57 13 400 7368 -20.2 -20.7 96 0.4 -20.4 222 45 328.7 329.1 293.1 335.1 1.85 14 350 8345 -26.7 -28.8 82 2.2 -27.1 210 58 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.5 1.01 15 300 9438 -35.6 -38.2 77 2.6 -35.9 212 65 335.2 335.3 293.6 337.0 0.47 16 250 10680 -45.0 -48.1 71 3.1 -45.2 209 90 339.2 339.2 294.3 340.0 0.20 17 200 12139 -52.8 -66.1 19 13.3 -53.1 227 93 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.03 18 150 13975 -58.1 -80.0 4 21.9 -58.3 251 61 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00 19 100 16468 -67.2 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 246 39 398.0 398.0 304.9 398.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.77 m Freezing level: 619.49 mb = 3997.13 m = 13113.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.54 mb = 3990.35 m = 13091.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.91 % Est. max temperature: 26.13 C = 79.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.77 mb = 179.58 m = 589.15 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 1.41 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 584.92 m = 1919.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.78 C = 69.41 F Cap Strength: 1.38 C Lifted Index: 0.68 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: 0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 35.66 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.94 mb = 598.04 m = 1962.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 927.94 mb = 643.86 m = 2112.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 877.94 mb = 1114.53 m = 3656.55 ft B at Equ Level: 18.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 717.94 mb = 2793.90 m = 9166.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.3 at 51.0 knts Storm direction: 247.3 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.4 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 506.9 neg: -1.2 tot: 505.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 168.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 123.26 m/s